Bagging-cutter



L. P. Llvlimr,V BAGGING CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED oc.ao. 19.20. v 1,386,940, Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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@ttor mq L. P. LIVELY.

- BAGGING GUTTER. APPLICATION FILED 0CT.30. l1920.

1,386,940. mallteam. 9,1921.

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UNITED STATI-1s' PATENT o5Frics. -f'

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Be itL known that' I,'L' Urs'P. LIVELY, 'a citizen' of thel United States, residin 'at Bonham, Vin the county 'of vFannin and tate of Texas, y have invented certain new? and useful lImprovements in Bagging-Cutters, of which thefollowing is a specification. This invention relates'to new and useful improvements `in bagging cutters.

The'object o'f the'inv'e'ntion is to provide a device f for ,cutting off lengths of bagging in a"simple and 'expeditious' vmanner 'by means of certain new and novel instrumen# talities.

@ne fof 'the' features yof thefinvention-{iresides ma gu `1de and shaping element,where.` bythe bagging" is formed in'to'a rollor ropeli-ke shape 'before being cut, 'thus-"obviating, thc use of a knife long enough to vs'evfervthe' bagging across its 'entire' width, the' advantage of which 1s obvious Ano her im'pwt'antk advantage of vention j is the arrangement' whereby a roll of bagging may belnserted-in the machine l'nfa verticalpos'ltlon' andthen severed across athori'z'ontal `knife';' the handling of the' roll thus being muchfeasie'r 'Another feature residesinafixedknife of' comparatively short length 'y and l reciprocating cutting headarrang'ed to present aj'ncw surface to the. knife at each operation. j I

-fAfn apparatus' designed to carry out the invention willI be' hereinafter described' to getheijV with other 'i features 'y of 'the'` invention.

' The `invention will j be more readilyjund'erstood from a yreadingi'of"the` following specification' and by' reference to the Tacconipanying drawings, in whichfan example of the invention is shown, and 'whereinz' Figurel is an elevation of a machine embodylng my inventlon,

Fig. 2 1s a transverse vertical view taken on the une 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a detail of the cross head, and

Fig. 5 is a detail of the head rotating y means.

vmediate its ends in the collar.

Patented'Aug. 619521. l Applica/cimmed ot'bei` 30,1920. serjai 110,420,649.

beiwf;Asrew'tineaaa 'tiene 1.5 ifsj henne edfin ,the collar",13' and Vhas Aits lower' end pointed.A f'lhe'trunn'ion and pintle aline vertically soy as' to entei'j [ends `of jaroll of balgging' A.V this arrangement therollfrnay be supported `vertically' an'dfeasily placed ,p

on thevbasel, .By screwing the pintle lil'pwardlyj the' 5 roll may 'be placed position and the pintle 'then screwe'd'downintothe center ofthe 'rollllas will be' obvious. f

' 'At the oppositeend of the base a,

'eye-Q or ringfll) 'at its lupper'end projecting- A@QQYPJ the. tori. ofthe p'OStl "Th bracket' 18 isffastene'dto the inner. side of the postgvas is shown." A 'transverse cutter or'knife v20 is suitably "inserted in the top' offthe post so' as to present its cutting edgenpwardly.

eachfsideof thepost cushion Adevices are m'ounted`- and include boX` v21 mounted on plungers" 22 passing through'` angle members 23fsei11fed tol the sides `of the posti;l j Coil Springs 24Lsur0und' the. plii'fieers, between the blocksf'and thlmembers23.' The vboX cutter 2O so aste vyield downwardly..`- j The bagging A 1S emailed nom the non normally projects above thefedgeffof and gathered into'y such 'shape 'as to be passedl thfrolah'th Bref '19,' whereby' tjS; QYIHQCT into a-rope-likef'structure and this `rope-like,"

structure o'rlround strip of bagging ispulled over ythe 'knife Vuntil the I'desired 'length extends'M beyond 'the knife.Uv "t' will ibe seen that by severing the strpnat 4this point'the desired length of baggingfrnaybe obtained.

ALs'ta'rrdzardv 25 extends vertically from thej forward'si'll 11,1`a/ndhafs',Y anrarl'n over-i hanging the post and 'carries a collar27 on4 its outer end. A sleeve 28 is fastened inter- Y v A vertical shaft 29 is rotatably confined in the sleeve in a suitable manner'. YThis shaft has a collar 30 fastened thereon and bearing against the lower end of the sleeve. The lower edge of the collar is provided with ratchet teeth 30. A handle lever 31 has a hub suitably mounted on said shaft and provided with ratchet teeth 31-,1on its upper edge, adapted to engage the teeth 30. On the lower end of the shaft a cylindrical block or head 32 is mounted by means of a flange 'coupling 34 secured to the top of said head. This headis preferably made of a suitable wood and 'has a fiat under surface, but could be made of any suitable material. A cross head 35 is fastened on the upper end of the vsleeve 28 and supports the upper ends of a pair of coiled springs 36 depending on each side of the sleeve and connected to the handle 3l.

The operator grasps the handle member 31 and throws the same downwardly againstV the tension of the springs 36. The hubV of the member undergoes a slight Vindependent movement whereby the ratchet teeth 30 and 3l are separated and the hub of the handle member1 engages the fiange coupling 34. The operator continues to pull the handle down whereby the head 32,'collar 30 and shaft 29 are carried downward. This movement is carried out in such a'manner thatthe head 32 strikes the strip of bagging with sufficient force to sever the same across the cutting edge of the 'knife 20. In this way the length of bagging is cut off as will be obvious. The cushion devices being on each side ofthe knife not only support the strip of bagging, but tend to cushion the head particularlyV after the bagging has been cut. After a length of bagging has been cut off another strip may be pulled through the guide until the proper length has been measured off from the cutter.

It will be seen that when the ratchetteeth are disengaged the head 32 is Vfree to rotate with the shaft 29, and the operator may give the head a rotating movement by twisting the handleV member 3l and then pulling the same downward to separate Vthe ratchet teeth, whereby thehead will be free to ro'- tate. By this arrangement a dierent surface of the head is presented to the knife each time the cutting operation is'carried out and, therefore, the head will not be cut in one place, but will tend to wear evenly. It

will be seen that as fast as the bagging can be pulled through the guide and the cutter head pulled down, lengths of bagging may be cut off.

WhatI-c1aim,is: 1 ll. In a bagging cutter, a basesupport, means for supporting a roll of bagging on the base, a guide element for forming the bagging into astrip, a knife over which the strip of bagging lis disposed, and a reciprocating cutter member supported above the knife and arranged to sever the strip of bagging when forced rearwardly onto the same.

21.In a bagging cutter, a base support, means for supporting a roll of bagging on the base, a guide element for forming the bagging into a strip, a knife `overwhich the strip of bagging is disposed, a reciprocating cutter member supported above the knife and arranged to sever the strip of bagging when forced rearwardly onto the same, and cushioning means on each side of the knife.

3. In a bagging cutter, a support, a guide element mounted on the support and constructed to form bagging into a strip, a cutter carried bythe support for receiving the strip of bagging after it is formed,and means for severing the strip of bagging on the cutter. 1 v

4. In a bagging cutter, a base, a guide element for forming a strip of bagging, a knifefor severing' the bagging, and a reciprocating cutter head for severing the strip of bagging on the knife, said head being arranged to rotate so Vas not to cut in the same place at each operation. Y

5. In a bagging cutter, a base, means for supporting a roll of bagging on thebase, a post mounted on the base, a'forming ring carried bythe post for forming the bagging of the roll into a strip, a knife mounted on the post, a standard extending above the post, and a spring supported reciprocating cutter head mounted on the standard.

6. In a bagging cutter, a base, means for supporting a roll of bagging on the base, a post mounted on the base, a forming ring carried by the post for forming the bagging ofthe roll into a strip, a knife mounted on the post, a standard extending above the post, a spring supported reciprocating cutter'head mounted on the standard, and cushioning devices carried by the postv on each side of the cutter.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

LOUIS P. LIV *LY, 

